The Senegal international could make his Blues debut as early as tomorrow, when Chelsea travel to Southampton in the FA Cup.

Florent Malouda could be leaving Chelsea (Picture: Daily Mail)

And it could be one in, one out at Stamford Bridge with rumours French strugglers Evian are interested in a move for Chelsea outcast Florent Malouda.

The Frenchman has yet to feature for the Blues this season under either Roberto Di Matteo or Rafael Benitez and is keen to play his football elsewhere. Read the full story here.

Chelsea’s London rivals Tottenham have also been busy in the transfer market today, pipping Arsenal to the signing of highly-rated Schalke midfielder Lewis Holtby on a pre-contract.

Top talent: Lewis Holtby is heading to the Premier League (Picture: AP)

The German Under-21 captain will join up with the Spurs squad at the end of the season.

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And while Arsenal missed out on Holtby, they also saw out-of-favour striker Marouane Chamakh depart the club, as he joined West Ham on a loan deal until the end of the season.

West Ham also added to their ranks with former Hammers youngster Joe Cole, who finalised his free transfer from Liverpool this afternoon. Read more about West Ham’s new additions here.

Moving on: Marouane Chamakh is off to Upton Park (Picture: Getty)

And Reds’ boss Brendan Rodgers admitted the January transfer dealings at Anfield could already be done and dusted.

Daniel Sturridge moved to Merseyside earlier this week and Rodgers warned Liverpool fans not to expect much more this month, although did admit one more player could be brought in before the window shuts.

Joleon Lescott has seen his playing time at Manchester City limited this season (Picture: AFP)